CREDITON OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY LIMITED

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09480011 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-03-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-31
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    YOULES, Yvonne Eileen resigned
    director
  4. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-11-05
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    HEAL, Anthony Charles resigned
    director
  12. 2020-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-08-21
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    CHIVERS, Nicola Dawn resigned
    director
  16. 2017-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-09-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2015-06-24
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    GUEST, Naomi Alice resigned
    director
  20. 2015-06-24
    ➖
    POOLE, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2015-06-24
    ➖
    WARD, Jonathan Dixon resigned
    director
  22. 2015-05-22
    ➖
    WARD, Philip Brocklesby Dixon resigned
    director
  23. 2015-03-10
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    Company incorporated
    As CREDITON OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY LIMITED
  24. 2015-03-10
    ➕
    CANNING, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2015-03-10
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    MACKENZIE, Gillian Rosalind appointed
    director
  26. 2015-03-10
    ➕
    STOYLE, Carolyn Susan appointed
    director
  27. 2015-03-10
    ➕
    WALKER, Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2015-03-10
    ➕
    CHIVERS, Nicola Dawn appointed
    director
  29. 2015-03-10
    ➕
    GUEST, Naomi Alice appointed
    director
  30. 2015-03-10
    ➕
    HEAL, Anthony Charles appointed
    director
  31. 2015-03-10
    ➕
    POOLE, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  32. 2015-03-10
    ➕
    WARD, Jonathan Dixon appointed
    director
  33. 2015-03-10
    ➕
    WARD, Philip Brocklesby Dixon appointed
    director
  34. 2015-03-10
    ➕
    YOULES, Yvonne Eileen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

11 Beech Park
Crediton
Devon
EX17 1HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

CANNING, Michael Anthony→
director · ~74y · appointed 2015-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKENZIE, Gillian Rosalind→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STOYLE, Carolyn Susan→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Paul→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHIVERS, Nicola Dawn→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2018-08-21
Resigned
GUEST, Naomi Alice→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2015-06-24
Resigned
HEAL, Anthony Charles→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2020-11-05
Resigned
POOLE, Catherine Elizabeth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2015-06-24
Resigned
WARD, Jonathan Dixon→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2015-06-24
Resigned
WARD, Philip Brocklesby Dixon→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2015-05-22
Resigned
YOULES, Yvonne Eileen→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-17